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Economic Development and Tourism Committee, Georgia House of Representatives
The Economic Development and Tourism Committee is a standing committee of the Georgia House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Georgia House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House.[1] Committees are assigned after each election.[2] A quorum is not defined in the rules. The Speaker, Speaker pro Tempore, Majority Leader, and Majority Whip are all ex officio members of every committee, except the Speaker who is only an ex officio member of the Rules committee.[3]
See rules: House Rules
Function
“ | This committee is responsible for economic development, business, trade, and any proposed measures that will effect [sic] the presence of tourism throughout the state.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
House Economic Development and Tourism Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (19) | Republican members (20) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
House Economic Development and Tourism Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (19) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
House Economic Development and Tourism Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (23) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
House Economic Development and Tourism Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (24) | Third-party members(1) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Economic Development and Tourism Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (27) | |||
• Karen Bennett | • Ron Stephens, Georgia Representative, Chair | |||
• Winfred Dukes | • Terry Rogers, Vice chair | |||
• J. Craig Gordon | • Paulette Rakestraw | |||
• Michele Henson | • Paul Battles | |||
• Pedro Marin | • D.C. "Dave" Belton | |||
• Marie Metze | • Shaw Blackmon | |||
• Miriam Paris | • Josh Bonner | |||
• Valencia Stovall | • Buzz Brockway | |||
• Mable Thomas | • Jon G. Burns | |||
• Al Williams | • Michael Caldwell | |||
• Katie Dempsey | ||||
• Micah Gravley | ||||
• Gerald Greene | ||||
• Matt Hatchett | ||||
• Bill Hitchens | ||||
• Don Hogan | ||||
• Susan Holmes | ||||
• Penny Houston | ||||
• Todd Jones | ||||
• Randy Nix | ||||
• Butch Parrish | ||||
• Betty Price | ||||
• Jimmy Pruett | ||||
• Trey Rhodes | ||||
• Jason Shaw | ||||
• Brian Strickland | ||||
• Tom Taylor |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Economic Development and Tourism Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (24) | |||
• Karen Bennett | • Ron Stephens, Chair | |||
• Tyrone Brooks | • Gerald Greene, Vice chair | |||
• Bob Bryant | • Paul Battles | |||
• Winfred Dukes | • D.C. "Dave" Belton | |||
• Hugh Floyd | • Buzz Brockway | |||
• J. Craig Gordon | • Jon G. Burns | |||
• Michele Henson | • Michael Caldwell | |||
• Pedro Marin | • Katie Dempsey | |||
• Mable Thomas | • Tom Dickson | |||
• Al Williams | • Micah Gravley | |||
• Matt Hatchett | ||||
• Bill Hitchens | ||||
• Susan Holmes | ||||
• Penny Houston | ||||
• Randy Nix | ||||
• Butch Parrish | ||||
• Jimmy Pruett | ||||
• Paulette Rakestraw | ||||
• Trey Rhodes | ||||
• Terry Rogers | ||||
• Jason Shaw | ||||
• Brian Strickland | ||||
• Tom Taylor | ||||
• Joe Wilkinson |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Economic Development and Tourism Committee Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (22) | |||
• Karen Bennett | • Ron Stephens, Chair | |||
• Tyrone Brooks | • Matt Hatchett, Vice Chair | |||
• Bob Bryant | • Barbara Sims | |||
• Winfred Dukes | • Paul Battles | |||
• Hugh Floyd | • Paulette Rakestraw | |||
• J. Craig Gordon | • Buzz Brockway | |||
• Michele Henson | • Jon G. Burns | |||
• Pedro Marin | • Jeff Chapman | |||
• Mable Thomas | • Katie Dempsey | |||
• Al Williams | • Tom Dickson | |||
• Micah Gravley | ||||
• Gerald Greene | ||||
• Susan Holmes | ||||
• Penny Houston | ||||
• Randy Nix | ||||
• Butch Parrish | ||||
• Jimmy Pruett | ||||
• Terry Rogers | ||||
• Jason Shaw | ||||
• Donna Sheldon | ||||
• Tom Taylor | ||||
• Joe Wilkinson |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Economic Development and Tourism Committee Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (21) | |||
• Glenn Baker | • Ron Stephens, Chair | |||
• Tyrone Brooks, Sr. | • Jimmy Pruett, Vice Chair | |||
• Bob Bryant | • Barbara Sims | |||
• Winfred Dukes | • Matt Hatchett | |||
• Hugh Floyd | • Kip Smith | |||
• Carol Fullerton | • Gene Maddox | |||
• J. Craig Gordon | • Paulette Rakestraw | |||
• Michele Henson | • Jay Neal | |||
• Helen Hudson | • Tom Taylor | |||
• Mack Jackson | • Stephen Allison | |||
• Terry Johnson | • Paul Battles | |||
• Pedro Marin | • Charlice Byrd | |||
• Roberta Abdul-Salaam | • David Casas | |||
• Al Williams | • Katie Dempsey | |||
• Tom Dickson | ||||
• Gerald Greene | ||||
• Rick Jasperse | ||||
• Randy Nix | ||||
• Butch Parrish | ||||
• Ann Purcell | ||||
• Joe Wilkinson |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
Economic Development and Tourism Committee Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (13) | Republican members (15) | |||
• Terry Johnson | • David Casas, Vice Chair | |||
• Tyrone Brooks, Sr. | • Jay Neal | |||
• Roberta Abdul-Salaam | • Tom Dickson | |||
• Celeste Johnson | • Katie Dempsey | |||
• Michele Henson | • Charlice Byrd | |||
• Pedro Marin | • Joe Wilkinson | |||
• Hugh Floyd | • Randy Nix | |||
• Helen Hudson | • Fran Millar | |||
• Mack Jackson | • Donna Sheldon | |||
• Winfred Dukes | • Barbara Sims | |||
• Bob Bryant | • Jimmy Pruett | |||
• J. Craig Gordon | • Butch Parrish | |||
• Al Williams | • Gene Maddox | |||
• Calvin Hill | ||||
• Ann Purcell |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia State Legislature, "House Rules (Rule 11.1)," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Georgia State Legislature, "House Rules (Rule 11.7)," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Georgia State Legislature, "House Rules (Rule 11.3)," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Georgia General Assembly, "House Committee on Economic Development & Tourism," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.